Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Siepi, Cesare
4. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
5. Amara, Lucine
6. Borg, Kim
7. Miller, Mildred, 1924-
8. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
9. Flagello, Ezio
10. Carelli, Gabor
11. Nagy, Robert, 1929-
12. Allen, Mildred
13. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
14. Clark, Charleen
15. Shawn, Dorothy
16. Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
18. Goldovsky, Boris
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
21. Ducloux, Walter
22. Sauls, Glen
23. Guttman, Irving, 1928-
24. Robinson, Francis, 1910-
25. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
27. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (237 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961.

Uniform title

1. Nozze di Figaro
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
3. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
4. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
5. Biographies in music (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Nozze di Figaro

Subject

1. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969 > Interviews
2. Radio programs, Musical > United States
3. Operas

Contents

1. Side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky discusses Le nozze di Figaro) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, George Marek, Walter Ducloux, Glen Sauls and Irving Guttman) -- Side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson presents a portrait of, and briefly interviews, Giovanni Martinelli) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- Side 3. Act 1 -- Side 4. Act 2 -- Side 5. Act 3 -- Side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 135 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:08:40 (synopses and features) ; 2:49:30 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Cesare Siepi (Figaro) ; Roberta Peters (Susanna) ; Lucine Amara (Countess) ; Kim Borg (Count) ; Mildred Miller (Cherubino) ; Regina Resnik (Marcellina) ; Ezio Flagello (Dr. Bartolo) ; Gabor Carelli (Basilio) ; Robert Nagy (Don Curzio) ; Mildred Allen (Barbarina) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Antonio) ; Charleen Clark, Dorothy Shawn (Peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 1961.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

1. Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Imprint

1. Jan. 28, 1961.

Playing time

1. 010840 024930

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961.

Cast

1. Cesare Siepi (Figaro) ; Roberta Peters (Susanna) ; Lucine Amara (Countess) ; Kim Borg (Count) ; Mildred Miller (Cherubino) ; Regina Resnik (Marcellina) ; Ezio Flagello (Dr. Bartolo) ; Gabor Carelli (Basilio) ; Robert Nagy (Don Curzio) ; Mildred Allen (Barbarina) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Antonio) ; Charleen Clark, Dorothy Shawn (Peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 25, no. 23 (Jan. 28, 1961).

Event

1. Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 1961.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL, May, 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
3. Siepi, Cesare. Performer
4. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
5. Amara, Lucine. Performer
6. Borg, Kim. Performer
7. Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
8. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer
9. Flagello, Ezio. Performer
10. Carelli, Gabor. Performer
11. Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
12. Allen, Mildred. Performer
13. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
14. Clark, Charleen. Performer
15. Shawn, Dorothy. Performer
16. Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Conductor
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
18. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
21. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
22. Sauls, Glen. Commentator
23. Guttman, Irving, 1928- Commentator
24. Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
25. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Commentator
26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Biographies in music (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 135 (F) (Production notes filed in listening room.)